NBA ALL STAR VOTING RESULTS 1988 – CHICAGO
- Danny Ainge (Bos) and Maurice Cheeks (Phi) played as reserves despite not being listed in the Top 10 voting results for their positions.
- Since 1975, the NBA All-Star selections have been left to the fans who vote to determine the starting five for each team. NBA coaches complete the rosters.
- Until 1974, the starters per team and three bench players were chosen by sport writers and sport casters.
- Until 1973, each NBA team had to be represented with at least 1 player and a maximum of 3 players.
Ballot 1988 Votes
S=Starter R=Reserve | |||
WEST | |||
GUARDS | TM | VOTES | |
Magic Johnson | LAL | S | 1,022,122 |
Lafayette Lever | DEN | S | 468,339 |
Alvin Robertson | SA | R | 440,925 |
Clyde Drexler | POR | R | 430,880 |
Darrell Griffith | UTA | 395,585 | |
Terry Porter | POR | 391,567 | |
Derek Harper | DAL | 322,711 | |
Rolando Blackman | DAL | 314,765 | |
Sleepy Floyd | HOU | 248,327 | |
John Stockton | UTA | 241,117 | |
FORWARDS | TM | VOTES | |
Alex English | DEN | S | 521,080 |
Karl Malone | UTA | S | 499,963 |
Xavier McDaniel | SEA | R | 474,087 |
James Worthy | LAL | R | 409,712 |
Calvin Natt | DEN | 396,511 | |
Larry Nance | PHO | 350,433 | |
Mark Aguirre | DAL | R | 347,357 |
Kiki Vandeweghe | POR | 330,716 | |
Michael Cooper | LAL | 323,134 | |
Ralph Sampson | GS | 309,325 | |
CENTERS | TM | VOTES | |
Akeem Olajuwon | HOU | S | 831,339 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | LAL | R | 507,612 |
Steve Johnson | POR | 391,672 | |
James Donaldson | DAL | R | 310,100 |
Mark Eaton | UTA | 267,646 | |
Alton Lister | SEA | 247,678 | |
Joe Barry Carroll | HOU | 211,186 | |
LaSalle Thompson | SAC | 95,631 | |
Benoit Benjamin | LAC | 30,341 | |
EAST | |||
GUARDS | TM | VOTES | |
Michael Jordan | CHI | S | 1,121,285 |
Isiah Thomas | DET | S | 666,895 |
Glenn ‘Doc’ Rivers | ATL | R | 455,391 |
Jeff Malone | WAS | 356,497 | |
Dennis Johnson | BOS | 338,474 | |
Sidney Moncrief | MIL | 323,536 | |
Vinnie Johnson | DET | 299,084 | |
Kevin Johnson | CLE | 275,556 | |
Randy Wittman | ATL | 260,221 | |
Ron Harper | CLE | 244,158 | |
FORWARDS | TM | VOTES | |
Larry Bird | BOS | S | 747,005 |
Dominique Wilkins | ATL | S | 694,354 |
Charles Barkley | PHI | R | 687,785 |
Kevin McHale | BOS | R | 350,912 |
Adrian Dantley | DET | 335,865 | |
Chuck Person | IND | 306,645 | |
Buck Williams | NJ | 291,116 | |
Bernard King | WAS | 285,588 | |
Kevin Willis | ATL | 247,285 | |
Charles Oakley | CHI | 241,123 | |
CENTERS | TM | VOTES | |
Moses Malone | WAS | S | 601,520 |
Tree Rollins | ATL | 413,558 | |
Bill Laimbeer | DET | 349,247 | |
Robert Parish | BOS | 342,373 | |
Jack Sikma | MIL | 324,426 | |
Patrick Ewing | NY | R | 275,121 |
Brad Daugherty | CLE | R | 221,474 |
Tim McCormick | NJ | 116,878 | |
Steve Stipanovich | IND | 107,477 | |
Mike Gminski | PHI | 81,475 |